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http://dx.doi.org/10.17703/JCCT.2020.6.1.179

Difference of optimism according to the level of performance: For the Korean badminton national youth players  

Kim, Deokjin (Dept. of Sport and Health Care, Namseoul Univ)
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The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology / v.6, no.1, 2020 , pp. 179-183 More about this Journal
Abstract
Seligman argues that an optimistic athlete wins based on a study of US professional baseball and professional basketball players.(trans. Choi, 2008). So, the purpose of this study was to investigate whether optimism can predict the performance of badminton youth representatives. 60 high school students were divided into two groups according to their performance. We used the revised Life Orientation Test (LOT-R) developed by Scheier, Carver and Bridges(1994) and translated into Korean version by Shin Hyun-sook(2005). For this study, the data were analyzed by frequency analysis, reliability analysis, and independent t - test. As a result, there was a statistically significant higher level of optimism in the excellent group than in the non-excellent group. So, in order to improve sports performance, we need psychological skills training that can improve optimism as well as physical training and skills training.
Keywords
badmintom; opimism; performance level; sport psychological skill;
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